List of Indian festivals and holidays to be celebrated in year 2026 throughout all months with dates and day is presented here.
2026 Indian Festivals and Holidays Calendar
Indian Festival Calendar - Explore a comprehensive list of Indian festival and holidays to be observed in year 2026.
Indian Festival Calendar 2026 |
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| January 2026 | |
| English New Year | January 1, 2026, Thursday |
| National Youth Day | January 12, 2026, Thursday |
| Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | |
| Jan 13 ~ 14 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| Jan 13 | Lohri |
| Jan 14 | Makar Sankranti |
| Jan 14 ~ 17 | Pongal |
| Jan 14 | Uttarayan |
| Jan 15 | Army Day |
| Jan 23 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| Jan 26 | Republic Day |
| Jan 27 | Masik Shivaratri (Pausha) |
| Jan 29 | Mauni Amavasya |
| Jan 30 | Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi |
| February 2026 | |
| Feb 02 | Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) |
| Feb 04 | World Cancer Day |
| Feb 07 | Rose Day |
| Feb 10 | Teddy Day |
| Feb 12 | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| Feb 12 ~ 13 | Tu B'Shevat |
| Feb 14 | Valentine's Day |
| Feb 21 | Janaki Jayanti |
| Feb 26 | Mahashivratri |
| Feb 28 ~ 2 Mar | Losar |
| Feb 28 | National Science Day |
| March 2026 | |
| Mar 01 ~ 31 | Ramadan Begins |
| Mar 01 | Phulera Dooj |
| Mar 08 | International Women's Day |
| Mar 13 | Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan |
| Mar 13 ~ 14 | Purim |
| Mar 14 | Holi |
| Mar 14 ~ 16 | Hola Mohalla |
| Mar 19 | Ranga Panchami |
| Mar 20 | Navroz |
| Mar 23 | Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) |
| Mar 29 | World Piano Day |
| More March Festivals | |
| April 2026 | |
| Apr 01 | Bank's Holiday |
| Apr 02 | Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda Date) |
| Apr 09 | Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Telugu New Year, Hindu New Year |
| Apr 09 ~ 17 | Chaitra Navratri Begins |
| Apr 09 | Cheti Chand (Jhulelal Jayanti) |
| Apr 9 ~ 10 | Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ramadan Ends in the evening of Tuesday, 9 April |
| Apr 11 | Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| Apr 11 | Gangaur (Gauri Tritiya) |
| Apr 13 | Palm Sunday |
| Apr 13 | Baisakhi |
| Apr 14 | Solar New Year |
| Apr 14 | BR Ambedkar Jayanti |
| Apr 14 ~ 20 | Bohag Bihu / Rongali Bihu / Magh Bihu |
| Apr 14 | Pohela Boishakh |
| Apr 17 | Ram Navami |
| Apr 18 | Good Friday |
| Apr 18 | Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| Apr 20 | Thrissur Pooram |
| Apr 20 | Easter |
| Apr 21 | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Apr 22 | Earth Day |
| Apr 23 ~ 30 | Passover |
| Apr 23 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Apr 25 ~ 26 | Lag B'Omer |
| More April Festivals | |
| May 2026 | |
| May 01 | Prakash of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji |
| May 03 | Birth Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| May 07 | Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
| May 10 | Parshuram Jayanti |
| May 10 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| May 12 | Mother's Day |
| May 16 | Sita Navami |
| May 21 ~ 22 | Second Passover |
| May 23 | Buddha Purnima |
| May 25 | Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| May 31 | World No Tobacco Day |
| More May Festivals | |
| June 2026 | |
| Jun 01 | Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi |
| Jun 05 | World Environment Day |
| Jun 08 | World Brain Tumor Day |
| Jun 08 | National Best Friends Day |
| Jun 09 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
| Jun 11 | Shavuot |
| Jun 16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Nanakshahi Calendar) |
| Jun 16 | Ganga Dussehra |
| Jun 16 | Father's Day |
| Jun 16 | Eid ul-Adha (Public Holiday - Monday, 17 June) |
| Jun 21 | International Yoga Day |
| Jun 22 | Sant Kabirdas Jayanti |
| July 2026 | |
| July 01, 2026 | National Doctors Day |
| Jul 04 | Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha) |
| Jul 08 | Rath Yatra |
| Jul 10 | Guru Purnima |
| Jul 11 | World Population Day |
| Jul 11 | Parkash Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji |
| Jul 06 ~ 07 | Al-Hijira, Islamic New Year |
| Jul 17 | Muharram Begins (Tentative Date) |
| Jul 27 | Parents Day |
| Jul 27 | Hariyali Teej |
| Jul 29 | Nag Panchami |
| Jul 31 | Tulsidas Jayanti |
| August 2026 | |
| Aug 03 | Friendship Day |
| Aug 08 | Jhulan Purnima |
| Aug 09 | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) |
| Aug 09 | World Sanskrit Day (Sanskrit Diwas) |
| Aug 12 | Kajari Teej |
| Aug 15 | Independence Day |
| Aug 15 | Parsi New Year (Navroz) |
| Aug 16 | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
| Aug 17 | Dahi Handi |
| Aug 26 | Hartalika Teej |
| Aug 27 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Aug 29 | National Sports Day (Celebrates Dhyan Chand’s birthday) |
| September 2026 | |
| Sep 02 | World Coconut Day |
| Sep 05 | Onam (Thiruvonam) |
| Sep 05 | Teachers Day |
| Sep 06 | Ullambana |
| Sep 06 | Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visarjan) |
| Sep 07 | Grandparents Day |
| Sep 08 | Kshamavani (Forgiveness Day) |
| Sep 14 | Hindi Diwas |
| Sep 15 ~ 16 | Milad un-Nabi (Public Holiday date - Monday, 16 September) |
| Sep 17 | Vishwakarma Puja |
| Sep 22 | Sharad Navratri Begins |
| Sep 22 ~ 24 | Rosh Hashanah |
| Sep 28 | Durga Puja Begins |
| Sep 30 | Mahashtami |
| October 2026 | |
| Oct 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| Oct 02 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti |
| Oct 02 | Dussehra, Durga Visarjan |
| Oct 02 | Yom Kippur |
| Oct 06 | Sharad Purnima |
| Oct 06 ~ 13 | Sukkot |
| Oct 07 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Birthday) |
| Oct 09 | Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| Oct 10 | Karva Chauth |
| Oct 13 | Ahoi Ashtami |
| Oct 13 ~ 15 | Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah) |
| Oct 16 | Boss Day |
| Oct 18 | Dhanteras |
| Oct 20 | Diwali |
| Oct 20 | Bengal Kali Puja |
| Oct 22 | Govardhan Puja |
| Oct 23 | Bhai Dooj |
| Oct 25 ~ 28 | Chhath Puja (Nahai Khai ~ Suryodaya Argh) |
| Oct 26 | Labh Panchami |
| Oct 31 | Halloween |
| Oct 31 | National Unity Day |
| November 2026 | |
| Nov 02 | Tulasi Vivah |
| Nov 05 | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| Nov 14 | Children's Day |
| Nov 24 | Martyrdom Of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Nanakshahi calendar) |
| Nov 25 | Vivah Panchami |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Nov 30 | St Andrew's Day |
| December 2026 | |
| Dec 08 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 14 ~ 22 | Hanukkah |
| Dec 25 | Christmas |
| Dec 26 | Veer Baal Diwas |
| Dec 27 | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |